Chapter 3: Getting Around the TelecomNeighborhood


In This Chapter

  • Identifying the neighborhood

  • Understanding various call types

  • Making local calls

  • Making toll calls

  • Making calls within your state

  • Making out-of-state calls

  • Making calls in outlying areas and internationally

You use terms like local call and long-distance call all the time, but you may not know what differentiates a local call from a long-distance call. The federal government sets strict guidelines to stipulate when a local carrier can complete a call, and when the carrier must send it to a long-distance carrier. The need for these distinctions began a long time ago, when each state was broken down into small, geographic neighborhoods called LATAs (Local Access Transport Areas). Put simply, a LATA is the local region that makes up local telephone service area.

When you understand how LATAs function, the rest of it comes naturally. This chapter helps you understand the structure of the world of telecom so that you can make informed decisions on what you need from your carrier.




Telecom for Dummies
Telecom For Dummies
ISBN: 047177085X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 184

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